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'''John Lewis''' is a congressman from Georgia who was an important civil rights leader in the 1960s. He helped ensure equal rights for black [[United States|Americans]] and was an important ally of [[Martin Luther King Jr.]] John is also an old friend of [[Leah MacGrady|Mrs. MacGrady]], whom he has known since the March on Washington.{{Ep|Arthur Takes a Stand}} | '''John Lewis''' is a congressman from [[Georgia]] who was an important civil rights leader in the 1960s. He helped ensure equal rights for black [[United States|Americans]] and was an important ally of [[Martin Luther King Jr.]] John is also an old friend of [[Leah MacGrady|Mrs. MacGrady]], whom he has known since the [[March on Washington]].{{Ep|Arthur Takes a Stand}} | ||
==Behind the scenes== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
[[File:MLK.jpg|thumb| | [[File:MLK.jpg|thumb|left|John Lewis is to the right of the man with sunglasses]] | ||
Though not identified within the episode, John Lewis first appeared in "[[D.W.'s Name Game]]" during an imagination sequence where [[D.W. Read|D.W.]] looks at history books. This scene used real footage from the {{W|Selma to Montgomery marches}} of 1965. | Though not identified within the episode, John Lewis first appeared in "[[D.W.'s Name Game]]" during an imagination sequence where [[D.W. Read|D.W.]] looks at history books. This scene used real footage from the {{W|Selma to Montgomery marches}} of 1965. | ||
In an alternate line of dialogue not present in the final version of "[[Arthur Takes a Stand]]", [[Ladonna Compson|Ladonna]] mentions that John Lewis wrote the graphic novel ''March''. | In an alternate line of dialogue not present in the final version of "[[Arthur Takes a Stand]]", [[Ladonna Compson|Ladonna]] mentions that John Lewis wrote the graphic novel ''[[March (graphic novel)|March]]''. | ||
[[Category:People from the real world]] | [[Category:People from the real world]] | ||
[[Category:Characters]] | [[Category:Characters]] | ||
[[Category:Male]] | [[Category:Male]] | ||
[[Category:A to Z]] | [[Category:A to Z]] | ||
[[Category:Politicians and elected officials]] | [[Category:Politicians and elected officials]] | ||
[[Category:Bears]] | [[Category:Bears]] | ||
